FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                  Contact:  Nadia Farr
                                                 Media Relations Specialist
                                                 (727) 347-4440

              Local Charities Receive $24,000 Contribution from
                       2003 Cellcom Green Bay Marathon


Green Bay, Wis., July 10, 2003 -  N.E.W. Curative Rehabilitation and the 
Volunteer Center of Brown County will each receive $12,000 from the 2003 
Cellcom Green Bay Marathon.  This amount surpassed the 2002 charity 
contributions by over $4,000. 

With this $24,000 contribution, the marathon has generated more than 
$80,000 in proceeds for local charities.  

"We are ecstatic with this amount because it is not customary for a 
marathon of our size to make this type of monetary contribution back into 
our community," said Marathon Board of Directors President Jeff Mirkes.  
"This contribution was made possible by pledges collected by runners and 
from event proceeds.  Charities, volunteers, sponsors, the staff, athletes 
and spectators alike all contribute to the success of this event."

"The dollars from the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon will help the Volunteer 
Center of Brown County recruit and mobilize more volunteers to get involved 
in the community to make a difference," claims Christine Danielson, 
Executive Director of the Volunteer Center of Brown County.  "We help 
people become involved in their community through volunteerism and we 
really feel volunteers make the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon a special 
event." 

John Bloor, President of N.E.W. Curative Rehabilitation, Inc. states "The 
money we receive from the marathon will be used to help individuals who are 
in need of services and do not have adequate resources to pay.  We greatly 
appreciate the donation and thank everyone involved in the Cellcom Green 
Bay Marathon."


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